Doll with disposable hand and foot members



July 28, 1959 Filed May 7, 1957 M. l. AUSTIN 2,896,372 DOLLWITHZDISPOSABLE HANDAND FOOT MEMBERS INVENTOR ATTORNEYS 2 Shets-Sheet 1M. l. AUSTIN 2,896,372 DOLL WITH DISPOSABLE HAND AND FOOT MEMBERS Julyas, 1959 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 7, 1957 J usiz'n INVENTORATTORNEYS.

United States Patent DOLL WITH DISPOSABL'E HLAND AND FOOT MEMBERS Thisinvention relates to doll construction, the primary object of theinvention being to provide a doll constructed preferably of heavy paper,cardboard or the like suitable material, the doll being formed withpermanent hand and foot members on which disposable interchangeable handand foot members identical with the permanent hand and foot members, maybe temporarily secured, covering the permanent hand and foot members ofthe doll presenting unpainted finger and toe nails to be painted at thewill of children playing with the doll in simulating finger or toe nailsof the human body.

Still another object of the invention is .to provide a doll havingpermanent substantially fiat hand and foot members with which a supplyof unpainted replaceable hand and foot members are used, covering thehand and foot members so that the unpainted finger and toe nails of thereplaceable hand and foot members may be readily painted by childrenplaying with the doll.

Another object of the invention is to provide a doll of the cut-out typethat may be folded in such a way that the doll will be supported in anupright position with the hand and foot members extending forwardly anddisposed in a position to permit the finger and toe nails thereof to bereadily painted.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a doll constructed in accordancewith the invention, the head of the doll being shown as slightly turnedrearwardly.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevational view of the doll.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the doll.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3 illustrating thedoll in an upright position with the foot members thereof resting on asupporting surface for painting.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental elevational view of one of the hand members priorto the positioning of a disposable hand covering disc.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 11 is a plan view illustrating the application of a disposable handor foot member as attached thereto.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a bottom plan view of the hand or foot member, as shown byFig. 12.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the body of the doll which isindicated generally by the reference character 5, is constructedpreferably of heavy cardboard material constructed in such a way thatwhen the sections of the body are folded upon each other a widesupporting base 6 is provided, acting as a prop to hold the body in anupright position when resting on a flat surface.

The body includes forwardly extended leg members 7 that have footmembers 8. formed integral therewith, the foot members being preferablycircular in design and provided with toe nails 9 extending from theedges thereof.

The body also includes integral arm members 10 that extend laterallyfrom the body and are provided with circular hand members 11 formed withfinger nails 12.

Both of the foot members and hand members of the doll are formed withspaced openings 13 for the purpose of receiving cords or ribbon securingmeans, to be hereinafter more fully described.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, the hand and foot membersbeing flat, provide supports for disposable hand and foot members 14constructed of paper, cardboard or like material and identical in shapewith the permanent hand and foot members of the doll.

These disposable hand and foot members 14 are provided with finger andtoe nails respectively which overlie the finger and toe nails of thepermanent hand and foot members of the doll, the finger and toe nails ofthe disposable hand and foot members being unpainted and constructed tooverlie the finger and toe nails of the permanent foot and hand membersof the doll to be painted at the will of the children playing with thedoll. It is also contemplated to construct the hand and foot members ofsuch rigid material that the finger and toe nails may be filed or cut atthe will of the child playing with the doll.

These disposable hand and foot members having openings 15 adapted toregister with similar openings formed in the permanent hand and footmembers of the doll, to receive securing strings or ribbons 16 that aretied preferably in bow knots, so that the disposable hand and footmembers may be readily removed and replaced by disposable hand and footmembers to be painted, filed or otherwise conditioned.

In Figs. 11, 12 and 13 of the drawings, I have illustrated hand and footmembers formed of plastic or similar material to correspond with a dollconstructed of such plastic material and as shown, the hand and footmembers indicated by the reference character 17, are circular in shapeand formed With finger or toe nails 18. This form of hand or footmembers presents a flat lower surface to which the disposable hand orfoot members 19 may be secured as by means of the ribbons 20 which arepassed through registering openings in the disposable hand or footmembers and the permanent hand and foot members of the doll.

It will, of course, be understood that in this form of the invention thedisposable hand or foot members are provided with extensions 21representing the finger or toe nails of a hand or foot, portions of theextensions representing the finger or toe nails being unpainted so thatthey may be painted by children playing with the doll.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shownand described, I have provided a doll which is so constructed thatdisposable hand and foot members may be positioned over the hand andfoot members of the permanent doll structure, the finger and toe nailsof the disposable hand and foot members being unpainted so that childrenplaying with the doll may paint the finger and toe nails to simulatepainted human Patented July 28, 1959 of the doll and the body of thedoll painted, to simulate a dress. r e

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A doll comprising a body having permanent hand and foot members forminga permanent part thereof, flat disposable paper hand and foot memberscorresponding in size and shape to said permanent hand and foot members,positioned over said permanent hand and foot mem-- bers of the doll incontact therewith, said permanent hand and foot members and disposablehand and foot members having pairs of registering openings, tie membersinserted through said openings, removably securing said disposable handand foot members to the doll, completely concealing said permanent handand foot members and said disposable hand and foot members presentingunpainted surfaces to be painted a selected color at the will of theperson playing with the doll.

References'Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,075,482 Lee Oct. 14, 1913 2,331,776 Heggedal Oct. 12, 1943 2,453,604Tenebaum et a1 Nov. 9, 1948 2,739,417 Ostrander Mar. 27, 1956

